Carney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Carney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Carney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 330
General Labourer 91
Labourer 40
Coal Miner 28
Agricultural Labourer 26
Dock Labourer 22
Cotton Weaver 21
Farm Labourer 18
Domestic Servant 16
Charwoman 16
Dress Maker 15
House Keeper 13
Tailoress 12
Hawker 10
Tailor 9
Laundress 9
General Servant Domestic 8
Bricklayer Labourer 8
Cotton Operative 7
Errand Boy 7
Brick Layer 7
General Laborer 7
Brick Layer's Labourer 7
Living On Her Own Means 6
Living On Own Means 6

Carney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carney 100% 16,101
2 Corney 83% 8,324
3 Croney 67% 1,376
4 Craney 67% 533
5 Curney 83% 499
6 Karney 83% 402
7 Carnie 67% 329
8 Corny 67% 185
9 Cairney 86% 108

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The surname Carney is the most popular version of all its varients

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